News had been out that after a successful innings at the Bigg Boss House, Gautam Gulati will be seen on big screen in the upcoming Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Azhar'. It was reported that, Gautam will essay the role of former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri and now here's the first look of his character.

Gautam will be seen playing a cricketer turned commentator, Ravish in the film 'Azhar'. Commenting on his character, Gautam said, "When I read the script I instantly fell in love with the character. He's a flamboyant, sophisticated cricketer who had played an important role in Mohammad Azharuddin's life when he was just starting out".

The actor has worked hard to get into the skin of the character. As a part of his preparation for the role, he had to undergo a 2 month long workshop with the director before shooting commenced apart from watching commentary videos. "You'll see me doing a lot of commentary, so besides the reading sessions I watched a lot of commentating videos as part of the prep. Cricket commentary is not an easy job; it requires presence of mind and impromptu lines. It was great fun."

Gautam also shared great camaraderie with Emraan on the sets. The actor described an incident when they were shooting a pool scene and Emraan casually mentioned how he liked a trailer of the MTV Big F where he was kissing a girl, "Sir aap hi se seekha hai'," laughed Gautam.

The actor who shot for a 4 month long schedule also got the opportunity to play cricket with the real life Azhar. "It was during the early days of the shoot when he was on the sets to train Emraan sir," he said.

Gautam has worked hard on his character and we can`t wait to see him floor his fans with his performance! Here`s wishing the actor all the best for the film!

Directed by Tony D'souza, 'Azhar' is based on the life and times of one of India's most loved cricket captains, Azharuddin and chronicles his rise and fall as country's most controversial sportsman yet. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, Nargis Fakhri and Lara Dutta along with others. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, N. P. Singh and Sneha Rajani, the film is slated to release on May 13th, 2016. It is Balaji Motion Pictures and Sony Pictures Networks' production.